http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/education/edlife/09ap-t.html?
January 8, 2011
Is Law School a Losing Game?
By DAVID SEGAL
IF there is ever a class in how to remain calm while trapped beneath $250,
000 in loans, Michael Wallerstein ought to teach it.
Here he is, sitting one afternoon at a restaurant on the Upper East Side of
Manhattan, a tall, sandy-haired, 27-year-old radiating a kind of surfer-dude
serenity. His secret, if that’s the right word, is to pretty much ignore
all the calls and lett... 阅读全帖

Is God Real? Evidence from the Laws of Logic
Most of us don’t think much about the physical or non-physical laws of the
universe necessary for us to exist (and make sense of our existence). As an
example, we usually take the law of gravity for granted; it doesn’t really
matter how the law operates or what forces lie behind it. We simply accept
the fact we live in a world where gravity is a reality. In a similar way,
there are many conceptual laws we also take for granted. These abstract
truths o... 阅读全帖

A federal judge ruled that Congress violated the Constitution by requiring
Americans to buy insurance as part of the health overhaul passed last year,
and said the entire law "must be declared void."
With his ruling, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson set up a clash over
whether the Obama administration still has the authority to carry out the
law designed to expand insurance to 32 million Americans.
A Florida federal judge on Monday ruled that a key plank of the health
overhaul passed last March ... 阅读全帖

Fulfilling Your Dreams with the
Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
By Deepak Chopra, M.D.
Deepak Chopra is a bestselling author, educator, and holistic health pioneer
who shares his insights in this inspiring article on personal growth.
Read the Chopra Interview

Deepak Chopra photo
There are many aspects to success; material wealth is only one component
. Moreover, success is a journey, not a destination. Material abundance, in
all its expressions, happens to be one of those things that mak... 阅读全帖

Changes Meant to Protect the Poor Are Mandating Bigger Alimony Payouts
By SOPHIA HOLLANDER
When New York adopted no-fault divorce in 2010 after decades of failed
attempts, lawyers and families praised legislators for eliminating the need
for one of the bitterest elements of a divorce: assigning blame.
More than a year later, critics say more troubling aspects of the reform
package have emerged.
A New York divorce law passed in 2010 set a strict formula for judges
awarding temporary alimony. Sond... 阅读全帖

The Chinese American community has yet to fully
recover from the injustice of the Chinese
Exclusion Act. This unjust law caused population
collapse of Chinese Americans, effectively sterilizing the few remaining,
driven them to illegal business-dealings and caused
general distrust of authority in the Chinese American
community.
Evidences:
1. We could point to the dearth of Chinese
American lawyers, judges, politicians who dare
to celebrate their Chinese heritage (rather than apologizing
for ... 阅读全帖

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/2014/10/18/04
Supreme Court allows Texas to use controversial voter-ID law
By Robert Barnes October 18
The Supreme Court’s order that Texas can proceed with its strict voter-ID
law in next month’s election ended what is likely to be just the first
round in a legal battle over election-law changes made by Republican-led
legislatures around the country.
In an order released just after 5 a.m. Saturday, the court said Texas could
use a photo-ID law t... 阅读全帖

Written by Mark Rogers
With the emergence of the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case, predictably,
the focus on the issue of who was at fault in a crime is now seriously
distorted. First of all, nobody knows. If it was clear, there wouldn’t be
the endless news show, comedian, “civil rights” activist talking heads, “
racism” enthusiasts, gun advocates and opponents brawl going on now. And of
course, much discussion has centered on the Stand Your Ground law in
Florida.
To be clear, people are mu... 阅读全帖

Written by Mark Rogers · 1 Comment
With the emergence of the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case, predictably,
the focus on the issue of who was at fault in a crime is now seriously
distorted. First of all, nobody knows. If it was clear, there wouldn’t be
the endless news show, comedian, “civil rights” activist talking heads, “
racism” enthusiasts, gun advocates and opponents brawl going on now. And of
course, much discussion has centered on the Stand Your Ground law in
Florida.
To be clear, pe... 阅读全帖

High Rates of Serious Medical Conditions in New Plans Put Pressure on
Premiums

June 24, 2014 8:34 p.m. ET
People enrolled in new plans under the health law are showing higher rates
of serious health conditions than other insurance customers, putting
pressure on insurers around the country as they prepare to propose rates for
next year. WSJ's Christopher Weaver joins Simon Constable on The News Hub
to discuss. Photo: Getty
People enrolled in new plans under the health law are showing higher rat... 阅读全帖

From Mercurynews.com, original link:http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_27722040/fixing-cali
Hong Yen Chang's case has lingered as a black mark in California legal
history since the late 19th century, a Chinese immigrant's tale of being
refused a law license simply because he was Chinese.
Nearly 125 years later, Chang could hardly have imagined how much has
changed since anti-Chinese provisions in federal and California law denied
the Columbia Law School graduate the right to be a practi... 阅读全帖

There I was completely wasting, out of work and down
All inside its so frustrating as I drift from town to town
Feel as though nobody cares if I live or die
So I might as well begin to put some action in my life
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
So much for the golden future, I cant even start
Ive had every promise broken, theres anger in my heart
You dont know what its like, you dont have a... 阅读全帖

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monchichi (monchichi) 于 (Wed Jun 25 09:09:59 2008) 提到:
I am going to law school this fall, and I am an engineer.
DAXIAs, can you recommend any books for me to read b4 school starts, or
recommend something MUST do b4 school starts.
A little bit nervous about this career change.
BEN NIAO XIAN FEI.
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oligobrains (oligo) 于 (Wed Jun 25 10:03:31 2008) 提到:
I will go to law school this fall as well. Just got a lette... 阅读全帖

By JENNIFER SMITH
Law firms are finally starting to recover from the recession, but they aren'
t taking their young lawyers along for the ride.
Even as profits return, cautious partners with one eye on damaged balance
sheets and the other on stingy clients plan to hang onto the lean
silhouettes they acquired during the downturn.
l
Eric Fishman's colleagues thought it risky in a tight job market when he
left an elite New York practice for a midsize one. 'There was little chance
many of my peers w... 阅读全帖

By Elise Cooper
A basic and elementary right of every American is to be able to vote without
being intimidated and to make sure that he or she is not disenfranchised.
The Department of Justice has exclusively chosen laws it wants to uphold,
yet it looks the other way on laws that need to be enforced. Because Eric
Holder's Justice Department refuses to protect the integrity of the election
process, the states must step in and fulfill that responsibility. American
Thinker interviewed experts to... 阅读全帖

By Jamie Glazov
My guest today is George Aaron, an alumnus and graduate of the 1976 class of
the UCLA School of Law. He practices Social Security disability law in
Tarzana, California. He is starting a public campaign for alumni to
withhold donating money to the UCLA School of Law.
Glazov: George Aaron, thank you for taking the time out to talk about your
public campaign.
Tell us about this effort you are starting to convince alumni to withhold
donating money to the UCLA School of Law. It is ... 阅读全帖

June 4, 2014 - 1:35 PM
By JAY REEVES, Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — New laws requiring voters to present photo
identification at the polls were enforced in two Southern primaries on
Tuesday, but with mixed results.
In Alabama, there were few hitches, but a razor-tight U.S. Senate race in
Mississippi could hinge on provisional ballots, some of them cast as a
result of a new voter ID law.
Here are five things to know about voter ID laws:
WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE PRIMARIES?
No major prob... 阅读全帖

January 11, 2015 - 12:05 PM
MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press
Barely a week after taking effect, a novel state law that makes it easier
for gun-rights groups to challenge local firearms measures in court is
already sparking change: Nearly two dozen Pennsylvania municipalities have
agreed to get rid of their potentially problematic ordinances rather than
face litigation.
Joshua Prince, an attorney for four pro-gun groups and several residents,
cited the new law in putting nearly 100 Pennsylvania... 阅读全帖

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/michael_mccann/11
While Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly says that her office won't
file charges against Joe Paterno for not reporting the alleged child sexual
abuse by former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, the 84-year
-old coach could eventually face criminal charges for perjury, obstruction
of justice and violating the state's Child Protective Services Law. Paterno
could also become a defendant in civil lawsuits filed by ... 阅读全帖

这年月，惨淡的不仅是华尔街。
律师也谋生不易。
医生职业除非愿意去比较偏远的地方，东西两岸的职位也是竞争激烈，完全不是10年前
那种没毕业就 OFFER 一大堆，要求随便提的景象了。
For 2nd Year, a Sharp Drop in Law School Entrance Tests
Published: Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012 | 12:13 PM ET Text Size
By: David Segal
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The organization behind the Law School Admission Test reported that the
number of tests it administered this year dropped by more than 16 percent,
the largest decline ... 阅读全帖

Legal Experts See a Close Win for Health-Reform Law
By By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter | HealthDay – 2 hrs 47 mins ago
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THURSDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely
to uphold the sweeping health-reform legislation known as the Affordable
Care Act when it takes up the case next week, according to a small survey of
legal experts.
The experts base this prediction on a number of factors linked to the nine
justices' legal history, political considerati... 阅读全帖

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court on Friday put the brakes on a
first-of-its-kind California law that bans therapy aimed at turning gay
minors straight.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an
emergency order putting the law on hold until the court can hear full
arguments on the measure's constitutionality. The law was set to take effect
Jan. 1.
Licensed counselors who practice so-called "reparative therapy" and two
families who say their teenage sons have b... 阅读全帖

BOSTON — A legal battle over a law that denies federal benefits to married
gay couples is headed to a federal appeals court in Massachusetts, the first
state in the nation to legalize gay marriage.
The federal Defense of Marriage Act, enacted by Congress in 1996, defines
marriage as a union between a man and a woman and prevents the federal
government from recognizing same-sex marriages.
A federal judge in Massachusetts declared a key section of the law
unconstitutional in 2010 after Attorney Ge... 阅读全帖

By ROBERT PEAR
WASHINGTON — In a major surprise on the politically charged new health care
law, the Obama administration said Friday that it would not define a single
uniform set of “essential health benefits” that must be provided by
insurers for tens of millions of Americans. Instead, it will allow each
state to specify the benefits within broad categories.
The move would allow significant variations in benefits from state to state,
much like the current differences in state Medicaid programs ... 阅读全帖

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/us/supreme-court-to-rule-on-i
December 12, 2011
Supreme Court to Rule on Immigration Law in Arizona
By ADAM LIPTAK
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Arizona
may impose tough anti-immigration measures. Among them, in a law enacted
last year, is a requirement that the police there question people they stop
about their immigration status.
The Obama administration challenged parts of the law in court, saying that
it could not be recon... 阅读全帖

Richard Dawkins’ Law Delusion
AIX-EN-PROVENCE – Richard Dawkins is one of the great minds of our time;
yet in his just-published memoir, Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in
Science, he notes that great minds often err when they leave their field of
expertise. He cites the great astronomer Fred Hoyle, whose book The Nature
of the Universe was essential reading a half-century ago. When Hoyle turned
to biology, he went astray. The same thing happens to Dawkins when he turns
from science to law.
Da... 阅读全帖

记得本版有几名反基是Dawkins的崇拜者。
发信人: cjdlx (五柳), 信区: LeisureTime
标 题: Re: 请飞天评论：from science to law
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jan 9 20:55:40 2016, 美东)
Richard Dawkins’ Law Delusion
AIX-EN-PROVENCE – Richard Dawkins is one of the great minds of our time;
yet in his just-published memoir, Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in
Science, he notes that great minds often err when they leave their field of
expertise. He cites the great astronomer Fred Hoyle, whose book The Nature
of the Universe was essential reading... 阅读全帖

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/02/video-call-to-boycott-st-p
St Petersburg’s governor has signed into law a bill making it an offence to
‘promote’ gay or transgender personal identities with commentators
fearing how badly it will ‘encourage hate’ towards the city’s gay, bi and
trans people.
The city now punished the promotion of such identities with a fine of 5,000
roubles, £107 or up to 50,000 roubles, £1,070 for holders of
public posts. The fines are increased tenfold again for le... 阅读全帖

By Mark J. Fitzgibbons
President Obama's proclamation on Monday that he "can't wait" for
congressional action to help underwater homeowners raises two questions.
If he already had the legal authority to take action, then why did he wait?
Some may frame the second question this way: does Obama's plan exceed his
constitutional authority? Perhaps the better way to ask the second question
is whether the Obama plan is unlawful.
Either way, I can't wait for Congress to conduct some oversight hearings... 阅读全帖

http://www.inquisitr.com/1214000/second-amendment-arizona-appro
second amendment
Arizona lawmakers just gave approval for four “major” pro-guns laws in the
state senate. The state house of representatives approved Second Amendment
related bills which allow concealed carry permit holders to take their
firearms into government buildings which do not have security measures.
HB 22339, the gun bill which would allow concealed carry permit holders to
ignore the “no weapons” signs posted on public buil... 阅读全帖

读来读去，不知道为什么create一个wiki account ,, 我想我是走火入魔了。the
parsimony law 说，一切简单，....
This article uses forms of logical notation. For a concise description of
the symbols used in this notation, see List of logic symbols.
In classical logic, the law of non-contradiction (LNC) (or the law of
contradiction (PM) or the principle of non-contradiction (PNC), or the
principle of contradiction) is the second of the three classic laws of
thought. It states that contradictory statements cannot both be true in the
s... 阅读全帖

他儿子是英雄，他却是支持Sharia Law的穆斯林
果然被挖出来了。看来床铺的怀疑并非没有道理。
Khizr Khan Has Written Extensively On Sharia Law
Khan rose to fame after speaking at the Democratic National Convention
Thursday and pulling out a pocket U.S. Constitution imploring if Donald
Trump had even read it.
Khan wrote “Juristic Classification Of Islamic Law” in the Houston Journal
of International Law in 1983. In it he breaks down different levels of
Islamic law. Khan writes that the Quran and the Sunnah which were both
directly created ... 阅读全帖

Game Over: WI Supreme Court reinstates collective bargaining law, blasts
activist judge
Jun 15, 2011
Late yesterday, the rule of law won, judicial activism lost. The Wisconsin
Supreme Court blasted a lower court activist judge from legislating from the
bench, and reinstated the union law passed by the legislature and signed
into law by Governor Scott Walker. From JS Online via memeorandum: Supreme
Court reinstates collective bargaining law
Acting with unusual speed, the state Supreme Court on Tu... 阅读全帖

by Jammie
Weird how they don’t mention this in the headline. Seems newsworthy.
Dissatisfaction with guns among people in the United States has reached
its highest level in more than a decade, a new poll suggests.
Fifty-five percent of the public is dissatisfied with the country’s gun
laws and policies, close to the 57 percent who said the same in 2001,
according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.
The poll indicates 40 percent are satisfied with such policies, but that
’s down from G... 阅读全帖

你知道因为轻罪被关25年社会要花多少钱吗？ 说句不好听的， 如果你的家属有人是
这样， 你觉得公平吗？http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_strike_law
quote:
Controversial results
Some unusual scenarios have arisen, particularly in California — the state
punished, up until 2011, shoplifting and similar crimes involving under $400
in property as felony petty theft if the person who committed the crime had
one prior conviction of any form of theft, including robbery or burglary
and who had served time in jail or prison for that offense. (The law w... 阅读全帖

这个话题多次在版上讨论过但是都没有绝对明确的结论，根本原因就是因为下面这个高
法判决迟迟没有出台。今天终于出来了。http://finance.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-rules-straw-purchas
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court sided with gun control groups and
the Obama administration Monday, ruling that the federal ban on "straw"
purchases of guns can be enforced even if the ultimate buyer is legally
allowed to own a gun.
The justices ruled 5-4 that the law applied to a Virginia man who bought a
gun with the intention of transferring it to a relative in Pe... 阅读全帖

You pay 40,000 a year, and by the 2nd or 3rd year, people stopped going to
classes. Exactly what are you paying 40K a year for? You are paying 40K a
year for an opportunity to be hired by a law firm.
To put it another way, it's almost as if the law firms and the law schools
came together and decided that top school will charge 40K a year, law firms
will only hire from those top schools, and they'll split the money. Is this
not a racket?
And why is it that law firms refuse to hire people outside ... 阅读全帖

Tuesday, May 31, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court late last week upheld the legality of an Arizona law
cracking down on employers who hire illegal immigrants, and most voters
support having a similar law in their own state.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 61% of Likely U
.S. Voters favor a law in their state that would shut down companies that
knowingly and repeatedly hire illegal immigrants. Just 21% oppose such a law
, and another 18% are undecided. (To see survey quest... 阅读全帖

March 13, 2012
The Obama administration’s Department of Justice under embattled Attorney
General Eric Holder has rejected Texas’ pre-clearance application for its
new voter ID law. The feds say the state did not prove that the law will not
discriminate against minority voters, especially Hispanics.
DOJ’s head of the civil rights division, Tom Perez, sent a six-page letter
to the Texas director of elections saying that Texas had not “sustained its
burden” of proof under Section 5 of the Voting Ri... 阅读全帖

Thursday, 07 Jun 2012 11:02 PM
A new CBS News/New York Times poll shows that more than half of Americans
think that Arizona’s tough immigration law is just “about right” for
protecting our southern border.
Signed into law in April 2010, the law is considered among the most
stringent immigration laws in the nation. It requires police and other state
law enforcement authorities to check the citizenship status of anyone they
believe appears to be an undocumented immigrant.
That’s what has sparked s... 阅读全帖

There is a new post about legal rights:http://bojiangwatch.blogspot.com/2013/04/know-your-rights-when-
A short sample text is pasted below:
IV. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR NON-CITIZENS
In the United States, non-citizens are persons who do not have U.S.
citizenship, including lawful permanent residents, refugees and asylum
seekers, persons who have permission to come to the U.S. for reasons
like work, school or travel, and those without legal immigration status of
any kind. Non-citizens who are i... 阅读全帖

October 4, 2004
Monday
More Introductions to Law
Tonight:
1. International Law vs. Domestic Law
2. Ethics, Morality and the Law
3. The Evaluation and Study of Law (juris prudence and the law)
4. Legal Reasoning
a. Critical thinking
5. Introduction to Legal Systems
International Law vs. Domestic Law
Does International Exist? In the truest sense, international law does not
exist because each nation is sovereign within its own nation. No international
law binding or re